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Answer» Don't Force Safe Mode on Infected PC One of the standard instructions when trying to CLEAN an infected computer has been to use safe mode to do the repairs. More and more of today's new malware deletes or alters the safeboot key in the registry rendering the user unable to reboot into safe mode. The important notice here is that you do not want to use the System Configuration Utility (msconfig) method to force safe mode when a user reports problems BOOTING into safe mode as it could bring about disasterous results! Based upon findings posted by Blender at SpywareWarrior, who is a Microsoft MVP-Security, this is info you need to know when instructing a user to boot into safe mode if you are dealing with an infected computer. I'm changing canned speeches and FAQ regarding booting to safe mode for the instructions and Urls/links to NOT use the System Configuration Utility (msconfig) method for booting to safe mode. For instance, I had been using Symantec's instruction for the longest time, however, recently learned that they have CHANGED their instruction to the msconfig method only for XP! Following is some important info helpers need to know. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18150258"One of the standard instructions when trying to clean an infected computer has been to use safe mode to do the repairs". great find/ research * I see you on this(anti-virus) stuff a lot, thanks* new and improved info on the hope=page! yea i love virus and the lot and computers in generalQuote from: unlovedwarrior on April 11, 2007, 08:51:36 PM yea i love virus and the lot Uh oh... been using the 15 in 1 defender thing from walmart (like all the NEAT tools it comes with) and using FIREFOX!!!! I have been real lucky, nothing but the few annoying cookies in last 6 months!! lol the last two computers i worked on they had some really old infections that i never saw on a computer before until thoses but thats what you get i guessQuote from: honvetops on April 12, 2007, 07:31:57 AM been using the 15 in 1 defender thing from walmart (like all the neat tools it comes with) and using FIREFOX!!!! I have been real lucky, nothing but the few annoying cookies in last 6 months!! And that's why you enable manual cookie control. raptor whats upQuote from: unlovedwarrior on April 14, 2007, 11:33:18 PM raptor whats up Hey, warrior. So, your name still ain't known eh? Maybe you should advertise it on Google. yea So that is why my computer would not allow me to go into safe mode! Thanks a lot!maybe fi you have problems start a topic in the virus section with as much detail as possible

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Don't Force Safe Mode on Infected PC

One of the standard instructions when trying to CLEAN an infected computer has been to use safe mode to do the repairs.

More and more of today's new malware deletes or alters the safeboot key in the registry rendering the user unable to reboot into safe mode. The important notice here is that you do not want to use the System Configuration Utility (msconfig) method to force safe mode when a user reports problems BOOTING into safe mode as it could bring about disasterous results!

Based upon findings posted by Blender at SpywareWarrior, who is a Microsoft MVP-Security, this is info you need to know when instructing a user to boot into safe mode if you are dealing with an infected computer.

I'm changing canned speeches and FAQ regarding booting to safe mode for the instructions and Urls/links to NOT use the System Configuration Utility (msconfig) method for booting to safe mode.

For instance, I had been using Symantec's instruction for the longest time, however, recently learned that they have CHANGED their instruction to the msconfig method only for XP! Following is some important info helpers need to know.

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18150258"One of the standard instructions when trying to clean an infected computer has been to use safe mode to do the repairs".

great find/ research * I see you on this(anti-virus) stuff a lot, thanks*
new and improved info on the hope=page! yea i love virus and the lot and computers in generalQuote from: unlovedwarrior on April 11, 2007, 08:51:36 PM

yea i love virus and the lot

Uh oh... been using the 15 in 1 defender thing from walmart (like all the NEAT tools it comes with) and using FIREFOX!!!! I have been real lucky, nothing but the few annoying cookies in last 6 months!!

lol the last two computers i worked on they had some really old infections that i never saw on a computer before until thoses but thats what you get i guessQuote from: honvetops on April 12, 2007, 07:31:57 AM

been using the 15 in 1 defender thing from walmart (like all the neat tools it comes with) and using FIREFOX!!!! I have been real lucky, nothing but the few annoying cookies in last 6 months!!

And that's why you enable manual cookie control. raptor whats upQuote from: unlovedwarrior on April 14, 2007, 11:33:18 PM

raptor whats up

Hey, warrior. So, your name still ain't known eh? Maybe you should advertise it on Google. yea So that is why my computer would not allow me to go into safe mode!
Thanks a lot!maybe fi you have problems start a topic in the virus section with as much detail as possible

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